The War of Darkie Pilbeam
The War of Darkie Pilbeam written by Tony Warren, produced by Richard Everitt, was first a 3-part period drama set in the North of England. It originally aired on British television in 1968.
The title character, Darkie Pilbeam, (Trevor Bannister), a none too successful petty crook, managed to rise to the top of his profession by running a profitable black-market operation. Inevitably, Pilbeam's world crashed and burned, but it was fun while it lasted.
The series was shown in three episodes titled:
- Phase I – September 1939
- Phase II – June 1942
- Phase III – August 1945
Cast
- Trevor Bannister as Darkie Pilbeam
- Sheila Raynor as Vera Dobson
- Christine Hargreaves as Marie Pilbeam
- Rhoda Lewis as Laura Pilbeam
- Terry Gilligan as Colin Pilbeam
- George Waring as Tommy Dobson
- Gabrielle Daye as Nell Perrott
- Caroline Dowdeswell as Jeanette Perrott
- Maggie Don as Louise Perrott
- John Collin as Ted Pilbeam
- Alan Browning as Ned Boston
- Julie Goodyear as Waitress
- Roy Barraclough as Bent Harry
- Lynne Carol as Mrs Cloth
- John Barrett as Toddy Bartholomew
- David Jackson as Civilian Policeman
- Stephen Yardley as Wolfgang
External links
- The War of Darkie Pilbeam at the British Film Institute website
- The War of Darkie Pilbeam on IMDb
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